
3.0 Volt-only Technology Background
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reduced V
CC
 accounts for 40 percent, and design techniques that result in lower current 
consumption provide the remaining 20 percent. In addition, AMD’s 3.0 volt-only family 
provides two inactive modes—a standby mode, and a new Automatic Sleep Mode—that 
provide further power savings. Table 1 lists the power consumption figures for these modes.
(1) Typical power values are the product of the typical current multiplied by 3.0 volts (for the 3.0 volt-only 
device) or 5.0 volts (for the 5.0 volt-only device). Maximum power values are the product of the maximum 
current multiplied by 3.6 volts (for the 3.0 volt-only device) or 5.5 volts (for the 5.0 volt-only device).
(2) Byte/Word Mode.
A design technique called Address Transition Detection (ATD), described under 
High 
Performance
, provides power savings during read operations. A proprietary, intelligent 
programming algorithm provides power savings during program operations. This algorithm 
analyzes the programming task and then provides the optimal programming pulse (and thus 
the minimum power) required to complete the byte or word programming operation without 
sacrificing programming performance.
The 3.0 volt-only family optimizes power savings in the inactive state through the standby and 
Automatic Sleep Modes. The standby mode is user controlled (by holding the CE# pin high) 
and typically consumes only 3 μW of power when the device is deselected. During the 
Automatic Sleep Mode, the device typically consumes only 3 μW after the addresses have 
been stable for a minimum of t
ACC
 +30 ns, regardless of the logical state of the CE#, OE# and 
WE# pins. The device resumes active operation from either the standby or the Automatic 
Sleep Modes using the standard AC timing for t
ACC
. There is no latency penalty associated 
with either the standby mode or the Automatic Sleep Mode; only the standard t
ACC
 or t
OE
applies.
Table 1.  3.0 Volt-Only vs. 5.0 Volt-only Device Power Consumption
Mode
Typical Power
Consumption
(1)
Maximum Power 
Consumption
(1)
3.0 Volt-only 
Device 
5.0 Volt-only
Device
3.0 Volt-only 
Device 
5.0 Volt-only
Device
Read
30 mW
100 mW
108/126 mW
(2)
165/193 mW
(2)
Program
60 mW
140 mW
126 mW
193 mW
Erase
60 mW
150 mW
126 mW
193 mW
Standby
3 μW
<15 mW
18 μW
28 μW
Automatic Sleep Mode
3 μW
n/a
18 μW
n/a